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Financing EV startups with carbon credits, battery securitization and more at Africa E-Mobility Week
A growing demand for affordable mobility means growing opportunities for investments in electric transportation. The transport sector is a major greenhouse gas emitter, …
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Water, long overlooked, is increasingly investable (video)
For something that underpins virtually every aspect of our lives, water has for too long been “out of sight, out of mind” when …
How green banks are blending finance for community infrastructure and greenhouse gas reduction (video)
In New Orleans, the city’s housing finance agency has become a “green bank” to underwrite community solar, water treatment projects, and resilience hubs. …
To be effective, climate solutions need a gender lens (video)
ImpactAlpha, November 17 – That women are more adversely affected by climate change is well established (in impact and development circles at any …
New momentum and stubborn challenges as Climate Week kicks off (Call No. 44)
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 19 – Investors, entrepreneurs, corporate executives and world leaders have descended on New York for Climate Week, the annual gathering alongside the …
Call No. 37: Ramping up the supply of carbon reduction to meet the urgent demand (video)
ImpactAlpha, Feb. 11 – ”$100 a ton?” exclaimed CDP’s Paula DiPerna on ImpactAlpha’s Agents of Impact Call this week. “I should be popping champagne.” …
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New wave of off-grid energy startups are climate-proofing India’s economic future
India faces a dual challenge of meeting surging energy demands while combating a climate crisis it’s already feeling acutely. Record-breaking heat waves during …
Peru’s path to inclusive prosperity runs through biodiversity and social innovation
Last month, Peru hosted its first-ever Impact Investing Summit, a landmark event that signals a new era for sustainable investment in the country. …
How the IRA’s “direct pay” option can create wealth and resilience in underserved communities
Hurricane Beryl’s recent landfall is a harbinger for the more intense, rapidly escalating storms predicted this season, as warmer ocean temperatures are expected …
Adapting ‘pooled loan funds’ to scale financing for greenhouse gas reduction projects
Editor’s Note: Community Finance Brief is a newsletter from Matt Posner of Court Street Group, occasionally syndicated on ImpactAlpha. In the fight against …
As trade wars heat up, climate investors look to back homegrown ‘Challenger technologies’
The fight against climate change relies on global supply chains. Clean energy technologies are exceptionally materials-intensive, the supply of which relies on the …
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